The BJP’s gains from a divided Opposition will be limited in 2019. The SP, BSP and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) have significantly increased the index of Opposition unity in Uttar Pradesh with a pre-poll pact in place. read more

In an interview, Nitin Gadkari spoke about the work done by his ministry, his personal ambitions, Opposition unity ahead of the 2019 elections, and the track record of the Narendra Modi government. read more

Clad in her customary white sari and chappals, the Trinamool Congress chief was the 23rd and the last speaker at the rally, and lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Modi in her own style . read more

On Saturday, the Trinamool Congress chief is going to have a third feather in her cap. On the dais of the United India Rally that she has convened in Kolkata, as many as two dozen leaders of anti-Bharatiya Janata Party outfits will be present. read more

Trinamool Congress leaders involved in the preparation said 20 LCD screens will be installed on the rally ground for the January 19 event, in which over a million people are likely to attend. read more

The BJP won almost half of its 282 seats in 2014 with a vote share of 50% or more. This is 15 percentage points more than the share of BJP victories with a similar vote share between 1989 and 2009. read more

Agrarian distress and allegations of corruption against the BJP-led government at the Centre are likely to be key planks for leaders from different opposition parties to come together today, according to people familiar with the matter. Follow live updates... read more

At the meeting, meant to chalk out a framework for Opposition unity ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the parties will also chalk out a strategy to counter the BJP during the Winter session of Parliament starting on Tuesday. read more

An unexpected victory in the Ballari Lok Sabha constituency was particularly sweet tor the Congress-JD(S) alliance, which wrested the seat from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after a hiatus of nearly one-and-a-half decades. read more

In a show of opposition unity, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday led a protest against the rape of 34 minors in a government-funded shelter home in Bihar, alleging that weaker sections were under attack and now it would be the BJP-RSS ideology... read more

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said Opposition parties will unite in the 2019 elections to defeat the BJP, speaking after meeting Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi. read more